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The German word for clock is
Uhr





clock

Gender

The gender of Uhr is feminine. E.g. die Uhr.

Plural

The plural of Uhr is Uhren.

German Definition


clock
     Substantiv:
     [1] feststehende Uhr, die im Gegensatz zur Armbanduhr nicht getragen werden kann
     [2] ugs.: ein Instrument, das etwas messen oder beobachten kann (zum Beispiel ein Tachometer)



Translations for clock and their definitions

Uhr ©
     n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
          Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock.
          Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four.
          Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it?
     n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
          (hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr)
          Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow.
     n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
          Wasseruhr - water meter
          Gasuhr - gas meter
     n-f. (informal) clockwise direction
          mit der Uhr - clockwise
          gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise



Tacho
     n. clipping of Tachometer, , speedometer


Tachometer
     n. speedometer
     n. (uncommon) tachometer (device measuring revolutions per minute)


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